Improvements needed in acute cancer care
CANCER patients presenting at hospitals for urgent medical attention often receive fragmented care with the diagnosis clouding other considerations in their management – so says a new report from the Royal College of Physicians of London.
Caution urged over Skype consultations
DOCTORS considering consulting with patients via internet services such as Skype must be aware of potential pitfalls.
Diary
Diary
Safety by design
Health and safety article
Safe repeat prescribing - make it happen
A robust repeat prescribing system can prevent errors and save lives. Here MDDUS training services manager Liz Price draws insight from a recent GMC study
Covert patient recording
A patient uses a smartphone to record a consultation. Is this legal?
Call log
Call log
A bad combination - medical case study
Case study on a prescribing system failure
Employment law - Employee, worker or other?
Are you certain of the employment status of your staff?
Practice profile - Blue sky thinking
Jim Killgore visits a dental practice that did more than just move premises – it reinvented itself